Bobby Ogage posted:Cities like New York caused the demise of street car lines by freezing fares regardless of operating cost increases. New York City froze the street car fare at 5 cents.
GM, Firestone, and oil companies were also responsible for the demise of street car lines Jesse says.
From what I've read the demise of New York City's early surface transportation was due to both Mayor La Guardia and Robert Moses wanting to transform the city and the surrounding boroughs into what was their idea of a modern society. That model did not include what they considered old and outmoded forms of transportation such as trolleys, elevateds and the like. Highway, cars and buses were the way to go. After all these years don't they wish they still had some of those outmoded forms of transportation?
